Saturday, November 13, 2010

Simply amazing: the Ajanta Caves

Kuriositas: The Ajanta Caves – Ancient Temples Carved from Rock:

Höhlentempel in Ajanta
image via flickr

They Ajanta caves lay undisturbed for hundreds of years. Then, in April 1819, during the time of the British Raj, an officer with the unassuming name of John Smith came rediscovered a doorway to one of the temples.
These are stunning. 
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